Dream Star Fighting Marigold (stylized as Dream Star★Fighting Marigold), referred to simply as in shorthand, is a Japanese ''
joshi puroresu'' or
women's professional wrestling promotion founded in April 2024.
History
Formation
Marigold was founded by former
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling co-producer and
World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) promoter
Rossy Ogawa after Ogawa was fired from Stardom. In February 2024, Ogawa was dismissed from Stardom after being accused by the promotion's management of "poaching talent" for what would be Marigold. He has denied this claim.
Upon the announcement of the creation of the promotion, several active members of the Stardom and
Actwres girl'Z (AWG) rosters defected to Marigold. Amongst them were Stardom roster members
Giulia,
Utami Hayashishita,
Mirai,
Nanae Takahashi,
Mai Sakurai,
Victoria Yuzuki and
Nao Ishikawa as well as AWG roster members
Natsumi Sumikawa
better known by her ring name , and previously known as , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she is the current and inaugural Marigold Super Fly Championship, Marigold Super Fly Champion.
...
,
Miku Aono, Misa Matsui, Chiaki, Chika Goto, and Kouki.
Ogawa named his new promotion after
Aimyon's song titled "
Marigold
Marigold may refer to:
* Marigold (color), a yellow-orange color
It may also refer to:
Plants
* In the genus ''Calendula'':
** Common marigold, '' Calendula officinalis'' (also called pot marigold, ruddles, or Scotch marigold)
* In the genus ' ...
", as it contains the message that "
Marigolds are often associated with the powerful strength of the sun, and represent the power, strength, and light that resides within people". It was also reported that Marigold would have a working relationship with
WWE.
2024–present
Marigold hosted their inaugural event, titled "
Marigold Fields Forever
Marigold Fields Forever was the inaugural professional wrestling event promoted by Dream Star Fighting Marigold. It took place on May 20, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired globally on CyberFight's video-on-demand service ...
", on May 20, 2024, at
Korakuen Hall
is a famous sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many notable boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
History
On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with ...
in
Tokyo.
The show, and subsequent shows, were announced as streaming on
Wrestle Universe.
On July 13, at
Summer Destiny, Marigold crowned three inaugural champions:
Miku Aono won the
United National Championship and
Natsumi Showzuki
better known by her ring name , and previously known as , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she is the current and inaugural Marigold Super Fly Champion.
Sumikawa is also known for her ...
won the
Super Fly Championship, both determiend in a four-woman
single-elimination tournament.
At the main event of the show,
Sareee became the inaugural
World Champion by defeating
Giulia.
The event also saw
WWE's
Iyo Sky defeating
Utami Hayashishita.
Personnel
Championships
As of ,
On May 15, 2024, the promotion announced the creation of four titles, the World, United National, Twin Star and Super Fly Championships alongside the design of the first two of them which, similar to
World Wonder Ring Stardom's
World and
Wonder championships, were bound to continue the "Showa" era tradition carried on from
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling with a red strap for the main title and a white strap for the secondary one. Additional to the main singles and tag team championships, the Super Fly Championship was introduced as a
cruiserweight-type of title made for wrestlers under 121 lbs (55 kg).
Major events
2024
2025
See also
*
''ARSION''
References
External links
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